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Answer: I bought a pretty (I thought) bouquet of flowers and brought them home.​.​.​ Your Reading Digest Top Stories For You Japan: What is the most embarrassing cultural or linguistic faux pas you've made in Japan? Joel Postma, I spent 3 years living in Japan and am married to a Japanese woman. Written Jul 3, 2014 I bought a pretty (I thought) bouquet of flowers and brought them home to my Japanese wife. She became immediately upset and angry with me for no reason I could discern. I... Read More » Which country is better for a job, Australia or Dubai? Romak Tanner, lives in The United Arab Emirates Written Dec 25 If you are an idiot, Dubai . If you are smart, Australia. If you want a near-crime free city, Dubai. If not, Australia. If you got a non-Asian passport, Dubai. If not, Austra...  Read More » What is the creepiest website you have ever stumbled upon? Tavera Del Toro, works at Writers and Authors Written Dec 24 Actually, it was years back when I was checking out yahoo groups and I found an interesting creepy group. I forget the name but to join you had to agree to a long form,whic...  Read More » I stepped on my dog's foot by accident. What should I do to express that it was an accident and that I'm sorry? Thomas L. Johnson, Proud owner of Doug, a Pembroke Welsh Corgi. Written Aug 26 Your dog will forgive you almost immediately but never forget. I once dropped a small piece of firewood onto the head of my corgi, Doug. I comforted him and he did the hand ...  Read More » What are some of the more horrifying implications of the Harry Potter universe? Claire Jordan, Editor, Harry Potter Lexicon (just started) Written Sep 24 Although JK Rowling claims to be writing about how people handle death, she actually hasn't thought it out very well. Harry, for example, seems to get over Sirius's death a...  Read More » How do top students study? Ben Leong, Associate Professor of Computer Science Written May 23, 2012 I was a decent student back when I was an MIT undergrad and now that I'm a prof, and I really want my students to do well. Every semester, I email them a link to the follow... Read More » What are some mindblowing facts about Hollywood movies? Lars Hendrikx, I watch around 220 movies a year Written Jan 4 Fight Club There's a Starbucks cup in every scene. In a movie about extreme consumerism I think this is a nice touch. Helena Bonham Carter suggested that the artist responsib...  Read More » If I move to Russia and learn the language, would I ever be considered Russian? John Stanley, Speak English, German, Esperanto, and basic French. Written Jan 5 Depends on who you are, according to this story: The CIA wanted to introduce a spy into Russia. They figured he’d have to be able to speak perfect Russian, drink massive amo...  Read More » Is it possible for any single country to win a war against China? Paul Denlinger, Have lived in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong; fluent in Mandarin (written, spoken) Written Dec 31 Very unlikely. China fought Japan for eight years in China, and the Chinese never seriously considered surrender, even though it suffered more than 20M casualties. Those who...  Read More » Who is the nicest actor or actress in Hollywood? Morgan Strebler, works at Entertainment Industry Written Jan 12 I worked for Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, and their son Collin one night at the Bellagio, in Las Vegas I’ve done magic/mentalism for Hundreds of Celebrities. They were by far the...  Read More »   Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive these emails in the future, please unsubscribe.